Tag: Constitutional Court

JOHANNESBURG, November 14 – The Constitutional Court, in Johannesburg, is on Tuesday, expected to hear a case involving the 20 year time limit on reporting sexual abuse from the time it was committed. This follows a June ruling in the Johannesburg High Court in which the prescription regarding sexual assault offences in the […]

JOHANNESBURG, October 27 – The constitutionality of the terrorism act in the trial of the terror accused twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie continued to be an issue on Friday at the Johannesburg High Court. The duo was arrested in July 2016 for being suspected of plotting terrorist attacks on various Jewish institutions and individuals, as well as […]

PRETORIA, September 15 – Taking over the payment of social grants in line with the Constitutional Court ruling will be done but the process will be gradual because currently there are no funds and requisite skills to implement the takeover, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said on Friday. “The in-sourcing and integration of the grants administration […]

JOHANNESBURG, August 31 – The appeal by the Helen Suzman Foundation’s (HSF) case against the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) regarding the obligation to disclose the JSC’s deliberations on judicial appointments will be heard in the Constitutional Court on Thursday. The HSF’s appeal concerns the question on whether the full record of a decision taken by the […]

In the next few hours we will know if the UDM succeeded to make its case to convince the Constitutional Court to rule on parliament’s usage of secret ballot to assist a claimed more honest and protected vote of those who make up its members in a vote of no confidence in the president. When […]

JOHANNESBURG, June 15 – The Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered an investigation into whether Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini is liable for the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) debacle. Justice Johan Froneman indicated that there has to be an investigation to test the veracity of allegations that Dlamini was to blame for the Sassa mess […]

Winning is about getting the tactics right. Sometimes you park the bus, but what use is parking the bus when you score own goals? Last night Bidvest Wits won the PSL title. They did it because over the course of many months they consistently got the results they needed. That is indisputable. However, sometimes in […]

DURBAN – President Jacob Zuma has dismissed allegations that he is corrupt and what could be seen as a direct swipe at recent anti-Zuma pronouncements by the African National Congress’s alliance partners – union federation Cosatu and the South African Communist Party – he told them to focus on “real issues” affecting the working class and […]

JOHANNESBURG – The Helen Suzman Foundation has lodged an application seeking the Constitutional Court to have President Jacob Zuma’s firing of former finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas be declared invalid and set aside. The organisation said Zuma has established a pattern of “irrational and unlawful behaviour” through the Nkandla debacle and […]

ARLIAMENT, April 3 – The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), a government entity, was fully prepared to take over the e-Natis system from private operator Tasima following another court judgment in government’s favour, Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi said on Monday in his maiden media briefing. The National Assembly MP, who replaced Dipuo Peters in a […]

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